Gem moaned as he pulled back again, but it sounded muffled, for some reason. He opened his eyes, then blinked hard at the sight before him. There, kneeling on the other side of the mattress, was the man from the woods, unearthly in his perfection, tattoo stretching over his shoulder, his hard cock in Gem’s mouth.

  Dan’s grip on her hips tightened as he fought to keep from coming there and then. God, was he so desperate to share her that he was hallucinating, now?

  The other man reached forward, under Gem’s body, to twist her nipples, and Dan decided he didn’t care. Hallucination, dream, wishful thinking … whatever it was, it was too good to waste.

  Yanking Gem’s body back as he thrust forward, Dan sank deep into her again, watching as her lips moved down the length of the man’s cock. He had his head thrown back now, and Dan could see his Adam’s apple bob as he swallowed. Dan hitched his hips forward once more, and Gem swallowed the other cock down as he pushed her on to it.

  God … this … this … this ... This was what he’d wanted, all this time. All he wanted.

  He couldn’t hold back any more, not with such an erotic sight laid out before him, real or not. Letting go, he pumped in and out of Gem’s body, faster and faster, his grip on her hips hauling her onto his cock time and again, his gaze locked on her mouth as it moved over that other cock, taking it so deep he was half afraid she might choke, then releasing it so that only the tip sat between her lips.

  He had to have this for real. He had to see her do this outside his imagination.

  Tomorrow, he promised himself. Tomorrow, he’d take her to the woods, and tell her what he knew. What he’d seen, and what he wanted.

  Tomorrow, his dream might come true.

  With that thought, he let his hand drift down over Gem’s hip, brushing against her clit, just lightly. It was enough, though. With another muffled moan, she fell apart under him, her pussy clenching and clamping down on his cock. Dan groaned as her orgasm tipped him over the edge, and he came, hard and long, deep inside her.

  And as he looked up, he caught the eye of the other man, saw his mouth open in a silent cry, as he emptied himself into Gem’s mouth.

  Tomorrow, Dan thought again as he collapsed against Gem’s back on the bed, the apparition floating away.

  Tomorrow, he’d make this happen for real.

  Chapter Seven

  The next day was Saturday, and the pub was filled with walkers and weekenders staying nearby. Gem served drinks and snacks and tried not to think about the way Jack had intruded on another night with Dan. Would she never be able to have sex with her husband again, without imagining her fantasy man there with them? But with Dan fucking her from behind … all she’d been able to think about was having Jack in her mouth at the same time.

  Dan had been quiet most of the day, but they’d been too busy for her to figure out why. But as the evening drew on, the crowds thinned, until there were only a couple of locals left, and Gem knew they’d both be gone before ten.

  ‘If you wanted, we could probably close up early again tonight,’ Dan said, surveying the pub from beside her. ‘Maybe take a walk in the woods together.’

  Gem’s heart pounded at the thought. What if Jack was there? What if … Oh God, what if …?

  ‘That might be nice,’ she managed. Maybe it wasn’t such a bad idea. After all, things always seemed to make sense in the woods. It was only once she left that reality came crashing down.

  Dan nodded. ‘OK, then. Let’s start getting cleared up here. Soon as these two head home, we’ll go.’

  No other customers had come in by the time the pub was cleared, and, as the sun finally started its descent behind the trees, their last customers left, and Gem followed Dan out of the pub, apprehension twisting in her gut. She paused before the doorway, taking a moment to stare at the carved face of the Green Man on the wall. It was Jack, so obvious now when she looked, and Gem couldn’t believe she hadn’t seen it from the start.

  He looked like he was laughing at her. That should have been a giveaway.

  ‘Come on,’ Dan called from the bridge, and Gem hurried to catch up.

  In the fading daylight, the woods were even cooler. Dan threw an arm around her shoulder and Gem snuggled closer; it was a relief just to be close without overheating. Maybe a walk in the woods was a good idea. Maybe it would be fine, just the two of them. Romantic, even. Jack wouldn’t approach if she was with Dan, would he?

  Except, of course, she’d told him that was exactly what she wanted – the two of them together.

  Gem shivered at the thought, and Dan’s arm tightened around her.

  ‘You can’t possibly be cold,’ he said, leaning in so his words brushed against her cheek.

  ‘Not cold,’ Gem confirmed. ‘Just … I don’t know.’

  Dan’s hand slipped from her shoulder, running down her body to her waist, her hip, squeezing and holding her close against his side. ‘Bet I do.’

  Gem opened her mouth to ask exactly what he meant by that, but before she could speak, she realised where they were. She hadn’t been paying enough attention, so distracted by the thought of Jack waiting for them in the woods. Stupid mistake. She should have led Dan the other way, followed a different path. But she hadn’t, and now …

  Now they were standing on the edge of her clearing.

  And Jack was watching them from the side of the stream.

  ‘Gemma,’ Jack said, his voice like the wind in the trees, and so full of wanting Dan had to be able to hear it.

  Dan’s hand pushed against her bottom, propelling her into the glade so she stood between the two men. Thoughts tumbled through her brain faster than she could turn them into words. She needed to explain, to salvage the situation, she needed to say something before Jack did, she needed to …

  ‘It’s all right, Gem.’ Dan’s soft words from behind her calmed the tumult in her head, just a little.

  ‘I can explain,’ she said.

  ‘You don’t need to.’ Turning, she saw Dan was staring at Jack as he spoke. ‘I saw you, yesterday afternoon.’

  Oh God. Oh God, oh God, oh God. ‘Dan, it wasn’t … I mean, it was –’

  ‘It was the hottest thing I’d ever seen,’ Dan said, and Gemma’s whole world stopped.

  Glancing over at Jack, Gem saw his knowing smile and laughing eyes and thought, Yeah, no help there. Turning back to Dan, all she could see was the want, the need in his eyes.

  ‘I was imagining you were watching,’ she said, and Dan lunged forward, taking her face between his hands as he kissed her, hard and deep.

  ‘God, I loved watching you so much,’ he murmured, between kisses. ‘I’d always wanted … but I never dreamt I’d get to see it.’

  ‘I thought you’d hate me,’ Gem said, relief making her legs weak. ‘I just … it wasn’t until I got home I even realised what I’d done.’

  ‘It’s these woods,’ Dan said, trailing his lips down her neck and making her shiver again. ‘It’s like they make you admit all your most hidden fantasies.’

  Gem jerked away, her head snapping back to look at Jack behind them. ‘It’s you, isn’t it? You’re doing this.’

  Jack spread his hands in front of him, a show of innocence, as he took a step closer towards them. ‘What little power I have, is confined to these woods. And even here, all I can make you do is acknowledge the truth of your desires.’

  ‘The old man tried to tell me …’ Gem trailed off, remembering.

  ‘The families that have lived in this area for centuries, they remember what these woods are for. And they visit, sometimes.’

  ‘And do you entertain yourself with them as well?’ Dan asked, and Gem felt his arms wrap around her waist, making her feel safe.

  The smugness faded from Jack’s face and suddenly, he was an entirely different man. No longer the confident seducer Gem remembered from the day before. Not even the fantasy man from her imaginings in the pub. Now, Jack looked every bit as unsure of things as she felt.

  ‘No …’ he said, the word soft. ‘Not like this. Not ever … Usually, it’s just my influence they need, just the opportunity to make things happen for themselves. They need the feel of the woods, the weight of the history here, the fertility rites, the lovers who have come before them. But you …’ his eyes met Gem’s and what she saw there took her breath away. ‘You were different. You wanted me, from that first night …’

  ‘When I saw you on the bridge.’ She looked up at Dan. ‘He was watching us, that first night in the pub. That’s what started this.’

  Dan frowned. ‘But you hadn’t been in the woods then.’ He looked up at Jack. ‘I thought you said –’

  ‘I did nothing but watch,’ Jack interrupted. ‘I … felt your presence, nearby. It compelled me to travel to the edge of my forest and see for myself.’ His eyes caught Gem’s and held them, and she sucked in a deep breath. ‘Everything you imagined that night, and every night since, you came to of your own volition.’

  She heard Dan’s breathing hitch behind her. ‘You really want this?’ he asked. ‘You really want both of us?’

  Gem twisted in his arms so he could see the truth on her face. ‘So much. Do you?’

  ‘God yes. Yesterday … I loved watching. But I wanted to join you both, more than anything.’

  Hands settled on her waist, and Gem glanced up over her shoulder to see Jack behind her, leaving enough space between them that she could step away if she wanted. But she didn’t want, not at all. So instead, she wriggled backwards and felt his hard cock pressing against her backside. Her hands on Dan’s hips, she pulled him closer too, so she could feel his erection against her stomach. Perfect.

  ‘Both of you,’ she said. ‘I need both of you.’

  Apparently that was all the encouragement her men needed. Heat flooded her body as they worked together to strip off her shirt, her skirt, her underwear, until she stood naked in the middle of the glade. The need in her body was overwhelming. Every inch of her skin craved their touch, every muscle in her body wanted to move against them. This was every fantasy she’d ever had come true, and she intended to savour every last moment of it.

  Jack’s hands started at her shoulders, working their way down over her back to her hips, even as Dan’s fingers moved up her stomach towards her breasts. Lifting her lips, she kissed Dan firmly, then twisted her head to kiss Jack as well, as Dan leant to take one nipple in his mouth. Gem moaned against Jack’s lips at the sensations coursing through her body.

  With a chuckle, Jack swept a hand across her hip, down to her thigh, bringing his fingers right up to her centre. Without warning he plunged one finger into her, sliding easily into her wetness, as his thumb came up to circle her clit. Gasping, Gem rested her head against Dan’s shoulder as he straightened, releasing her breast, only to send his own hand down to join Jack’s.

  ‘Oh God,’ she moaned against Dan’s shirt, as Jack’s thumb pulled away to let Dan’s fingers take over. ‘More. Please.’

  ‘Your every wish,’ Jack said, as he added an extra finger inside her, curling them against her with beautiful pressure. ‘That’s what we’re here for.’

  ‘Then I wish,’ Gem gasped, as Dan’s fingers picked up speed on her clit and tremors started to build inside her. ‘I wish that the two of you were as naked as I am.’

  ‘Just one … more … moment …’ Dan said, and Gem broke, her body clenching and releasing as she cried out.

  Her legs felt like cotton, soft and unsteady. Jack and Dan laid her down on the grass, matching smirks on their faces as she looked up at them.

  ‘Shouldn’t you two be stripping already,’ Gem asked, stretching against the springy moss and grass of the river bank. ‘We’re not nearly done here.’

  Jack and Dan shed clothes in record time, but then held back, still watching her. Gem realised her hand had come up to knead her breast as she stared at the reveal of their bodies.

  ‘How do you …?’ Dan trailed off, eyes still burning as he gazed at her.

  ‘What would you have us do?’ Jack asked, dropping to his knees beside her and reaching out to massage her other breast. ‘How can we best please you?’

  The sight of Jack’s hands on her body clearly galvanised Dan into action. Before Gem even realised he’d moved, she felt his hands pushing her knees apart, and his tongue stroking her folds open, tasting her.

  ‘God, I’m so …’ Gem started, but the words faded in her throat.

  ‘You’re so sensitive right now,’ Jack said for her, his voice low and husky. ‘I can … sense the emotions, the sensations loose in the forest. I can feel how your body trembles inside. How your skin tingles and sparks. I can feel … everything.’

  Gem looked up at her dream lover and knew it was true. His eyes were half closed with lust, his cock jutting out hard and thick between them. And as Dan licked deep into her, his strong tongue flicking up over her clit, her body jerked off the ground at the contact, and she realised that Jack’s had done the same.

  He was experiencing everything she was. Gem smiled. What if he were to experience even more?

  Without giving him any warning, she turned her head and ran her tongue up the line of Jack’s cock, before taking the head into her mouth. Down between her thighs, Dan stopped moving for a moment, then replaced his tongue with his finger, lazily circling her clit, and Gem knew he was watching them.

  Lust surged through her body. More than the feel of their hands on her, more than the weight of Jack’s cock against her tongue, the thought of Dan watching made her nipples harder and her belly tighten. She’d wanted two men. And now she had them, she was going to enjoy every second.

  Reaching over with one hand to grip the base of Jack’s cock, Gem shifted up on to her knees, taking care never to stop moving her mouth over him. Behind her, Dan moved against her, hands on her hips, pulling her up into a kneeling position. Jack groaned at the feel of her hand and mouth, and Gem felt so powerful she couldn’t help but smile around him.

  Dan’s hardness rubbed against her wet folds and her smile turned into a moan. This was it. This was how it should have been last night, if Jack had really been there. Her pussy clenched in anticipation, desperate to feel her husband inside her again. She gasped, squeezing Jack tighter as the head of Dan’s cock began to push into her, inch by tantalising inch, stretching her the way she loved best.

  Jack’s hands settled on her head, clenching in her hair, and Gem realised he was feeling this, too. God, it must be so overwhelming for him. He’d said he’d never taken part before, just absorbed the feelings in the forest. How new, how incredible, this must feel for him.

  She moaned again as Dan finally, finally, thrust fully inside her. It was pretty damn incredible for her; she had no idea how Jack was holding off coming. Guess being an ancient forest being teaches you patience.

  But that was the last complete thought she could manage, as Dan pulled out, so far that only the very tip of him was still inside her. Gem felt bereft, empty for a long moment, until Dan slammed home again, pushing her forward so she had no choice but to swallow Jack deeper down. It was enough to send Jack careering over the edge, at last. He cried out, a deep, guttural sound, his hands clutching Gem closely to him. Gem suckled at him a moment longer, swallowing down every last salty drop, before his hands loosened, and he sat back, looking down at her with awe.

  ‘That was …’ he started, but Dan interrupted, saying, ‘Not over yet.’

  Still deep inside her, he pulled Gem back against him, away from Jack. Gem put out her hands to brace herself on the ground, not sure what her husband was planning. Glancing over her shoulder, she saw him settle, lying down on the ground, his hands on her hips keeping him sheathed within her.

  ‘Put your knees either side of me,’ Dan said, grinning up at her. Gem obeyed, feeling his cock moving inside her, pressing forward in a way that made her clit burn. ‘Now … move.’

  Her knees still a little wobbly, Gem raised herself up then plunged back down on top of Dan, hearing him groan behind her. Looking up, she caught Jack’s eyes, then let her gaze trail down his beautiful body, to where his cock was hardening again. Behind her, Dan’s hands settled on her hips, helping her set the pace as she rose and fell, each drop filling her so perfectly she wanted to scream.

  Without conscious thought, Gem’s hands reached up to cup her breasts, holding them as if for Jack’s inspection. He lurched forward a little at the sight, and Gem smiled, twisting her nipples between her fingertips, the sensation sending jolts down her body, straight to her clit. Her eyes fluttered closed for a moment, flying open again when she felt Jack’s lips nudging her left hand away, as he wrapped his mouth around her breast, sucking in as much of it as would fit.

  Dan’s hands were the only thing keeping the rhythm going now, pulling her down onto him hard as he thrust up to meet her. Gem’s head lolled back as she let the sensations run over her, through her, wondering what Jack made of the way her body vibrated at the feel of the two of them, loving her.

  Jack’s mouth switched to her other breast, his tongue running circles round her sensitive nipple. Gem groaned as he sucked it into her mouth, then pulled off with a pop. He chuckled at her unspoken objection, running kisses down the soft flesh of her belly, down lower, and lower. It took real effort for Gem to open her eyes and watch him go, but it was worth it to see him kneeling between Dan’s legs, hands braced on her husband’s thighs as he lowered his mouth to where they were joined.

  Gem fought against Dan’s hands, keeping him deep inside her as Jack’s tongue swirled around her clit. But the sparks that flooded her body made her pliable, and Dan lifted her up again to continue their rhythm. This time, though, when she slammed back down again, Jack was waiting for her, licking against her and making her muscles tighten and tighten. She wasn’t going to be able to take this very long. Especially if … Dan groaned, and she looked down to see Jack’s tongue pressing up the length of her husband’s cock before he reached her.

  Too much. It was too much, too hot, too fantastic. Gem’s hands clutched her knees as she bore down, grinding hard against Dan as she felt him spasm under her, coming deep inside her even as Jack’s tongue took her over the edge. Her body contracted and clenched, holding Dan tight inside her as she came around him, her whole self shaking.